Electric humidor



rl. E. BLOUNT.

ELEGTRICHUMIDGR.

APPLICATION man MAR. 13, 1922.

1 ,424,979. A Patented Aug. 8, 1922,

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J. E. BLOUNT.

ELECTRIC HUMIDOR. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13, 1922.

Patented Ag. 8, 1922.

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Strom/w11 JOHN ERNEST BLouN'r, 0F lLOUISVILLE,` KENTUCKY.

ELECTRIC HUMIDORQ Specification of Letters Patent.

application.filer-March 1-3, 1922. serial aduanas.' l

To all whom t may concern; Y

Be it known that I, JOHN ERNEST BLoUN'r, a'citizen of theUnited"States,"residinghat Louisville, in the county of Jefferson andStateoilentucky, have invented' a newland useful Electric Humidor'5-o'tl whichithe-.following isa specification.

The object of my invention is toyprovide a convenient device to be usedlincigar 'cases for moistening the cigars; -or' to 4be placed in anycasewhere goods arekept which require a certain degree of moistening;and to provide a convenient apparatus for this purpose having the novelcombination and arrangement of parts disclosed.

I attain these and other objects of my invention by the mechanismillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a topplan of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the with cover 10 removed;

Fig. 4L is a bottom plan view of the invent-ion;

Fig. 5 is an end elevation, partly in section to show details ofthedisposition or' the electrodes and binder screws; and

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the electrodes removed. I

Like numerals indicate like parts in each of the several views.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I provide a suitable base 1 ofwhite porcelain or similar non-conducting material recessed to receivean inverted bowl or water container 3. `This container will vary indiameter in proportion to the size of the base. I provide a feed grooveor channel 4 in communication with the interior of chamber 3, saidchannel leading into a suitable well such as the rectangular pocket orwell 5 shown in Fig. 3. water heating compartment also varies in size inproportion tothe size of the base. Extending into the well 5 I provide along electrode 6 and a short electrode 7, which are positive andnegative, and are constructed of electrodes `brass or other non-rustingmaterials;v These electrodes are made in a stair-step shape in order tofit in the small well. free ends of the electrodes 6 and 7 is a suitablegap 18. Short electrode 7 is attached to base 1 by the binder screw 9;and long electrode 6 is attached to base 1 by the binder screw 8.Mounted over the Well 5 I provide This well which has a Between the asuitable cover'lO havingV Ithesopening 11 for the escape ofthe moistureyfrom 'the vap paratus. Cover lll-.is attached lto ybase 1 yby 'meansorsuitable 4attaching screws12. yI

provide suitable depressions `13in. thefbot- IatentedfAug. 8,' 1922. i

tom of base 1 to' receive thefthreadedfends V and nuts of `both thebinderL screws 8 and 9 and the attaching screws"'12,^ so 'that thesurface of the bottomf-ofthecbase member will have no projections.`

I provide a suitable attaching plug/214101: conventional design forbringing the electric current in from any suitable source of current. Iprovide suitable wires 16 electrically connecting the plug 14 with asuitable conventional electric switch 15, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and`4.AndI provide wires 17 electrically connecting the binder `screws andelectrodes with the switch 15, as will be understood by referenceto Fig.4. In operation the current passing through from one electrode toanother across gap 18 heats the water in the well 5 and the steam risingthrough the cover opening 11 provides moisture which meistens the to-lbacco or other goods contained in the case in which this apparatus isalso placed. In order to get the proper amount of steam or to regulatethey steam. the switch 15 is utilized to control the amount of electriccurrent thatpasses across the gap 18. The water in the inverted bowl 8is heldin place by vacuum and feeds gradually through the channel 1 intothe well 5 as the water there is evaporated.

The apparatus is removed or the switch is turned ofi when the goods havebeen well moistened.

l/Vhat I claim is:

1. In an electric humidor, the combination of a recessedbase, a watercontaining bowl mounted in the recessed portion of said base, the basehaving a well spaced from the bowl, the base also having a channelcommunicating from the interior of the bowl to the well, and electrodesextending into the well and spaced apart to form a suitable gap.

2.` In an electric humidor, the combination of a recessed base, a watercontaining bowl mounted in thel recessed portion of bowl to the well,electrodes extending into the well and spaced apart to form a suitablelof the channel, aswitch with which the electrodes are electricallyconnected, and nie-ans for electrically connecting the switch with asuitable source of current.

4;. In an electric liuniidor, the conibination of a recessed base ofnonconducting material, an inverted bowl mounted on the Legame recessedportion of said base, the base havingl a well formed at a distance:troni the bowl, a feed groove leadinl;1 from the howl to the well andharing an opening 'for' the escape of moisture, electrodes enter linginto the wall, means securing` said electrodes on Said base andelectrically connectingl same with a switch, a switch, and meanselectrically connecting the switch with a suitable source of current.

5. In an electric huniidor, the combina` tion oil? arecessed base, abowl on said base, a Well supplied with water iti-oni the bowl`electrodes extending into the well, said electrodes being of stair-stcpshape, means elec trically connecting the electrodos with a switch, aswitch, and ineans electrically connecting the switch with a suitablesource oi' current, substantially as shown..

JOHN ERNEST NT.

